Anonymous

Wires for an inside rear light

The all purpose forum for any TR7/8 related topics.
Post Reply
UKPhilTR7
TRiffic
Posts: 1931
Joined: 24 Mar 2005 12:52
Location: West Midlands, England

Wires for an inside rear light

Postby UKPhilTR7 » 28 Apr 2014 02:00

This may be a bit long winded, but please stay with me :)

I have a later 7 and I really like the idea of the light towards the back of car, above the parcel shelf, like the early 7's had.

I have one of the lights in question and I can feel that the hold for it is still there in the roof metal work, under the inside roof lining. So I am going to cut the liner, insert the light and have light where there was once dark. or that is the plan on paper.

The light I have has two wires in it, which when I connect to the door wires, comes on and then goes off when the door is opened. All is looking and sounding good so far.

So my question is; does anyone know if the wires needed for this light are still in the car above the roof liner and they just didn't take it out, or will I need to pass wires up to fit it all in? I was hoping someone can throw some light on this before I go through the painful process of hunting for two wires and cutting the roof liner, only to find that they are not there.

Hopefully, if the wires are already there and I just need to locate them, that should be quicker than having to put new ones in from the doot to make the the rear light come on when the doors is opened and closed.

Any help anyone can give would be great.

Image Image

MikeRotherham
Rust Hunter
Posts: 142
Joined: 25 Nov 2011 15:56
Location: United Kingdom
Contact:

Postby MikeRotherham » 28 Apr 2014 11:13

Hello Phil

Did you not get my reply to your pm?

Mike

FI Spyder
TRemendous
Posts: 8917
Joined: 03 Jul 2006 19:54
Location: Canada

Postby FI Spyder » 28 Apr 2014 12:08

It seems a lot of work to run wires if your interior is not already stripped out (which it isn't). Have you thought of putting a battery powered light there (an LED?)

- - -TR7 Spider - - - 1978 Spitfire- - - - 1976 Spitfire - - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra - Yellow TCT
Image

UKPhilTR7
TRiffic
Posts: 1931
Joined: 24 Mar 2005 12:52
Location: West Midlands, England

Postby UKPhilTR7 » 28 Apr 2014 21:20

Hi Mike, thanks for the email. I did get it late yesterday after I posted this. My wife picked it up so I never got the email alert and only told me about it when I got home. There was some interesting stuff in it. The main bit the I took from it was that the hole is there but not the wires. That is going to ne fun to do lol.

Oh yes I thought of one of them, but like it to come on when the other two light come on.

Image Image

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 232 guests